Asian Butadiene Prices: Weekly Market Analysis

Asian Butadiene: Stable as market fundamentals remain unchanged / Deal levels unchanged over week / Supply tightness seen as easing

Jun 12, 2026

Asian butadiene as stable day over day at $1,095/mt on Sept. 5, as market fundamentals remained unchanged. The Asian butadiene market was also assessed as steady from a week earlier. Several deals were heard this week. Ex-Europe cargoes were heard to have been traded at $1,050-$1,070/mt CFR China for the far-month November laycan, which is outside window of 20-40 days forward from the date of publication. Meanwhile, a spot cargo from South Korea was heard to have been traded at $1,090/mt CFR China for early October arrival. On an FOB Korea basis, a spot cargo was heard to have been traded in the minus mid-$10s/mt, using a CFR Northeast Asia based pricing formula. Deal levels heard this week were unchanged from a week earlier, according to trading sources. Concerns about...

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